CHAPTER XY. 



TYPICAL EOSES. CHARACTERISTICS WHICH 

 ARE COMMON TO CERTAIN VARIETIES IN 

 DIFFERENT CLASSES. 



To know the peculiarities which pertain to 

 certain families of Hybrid Remontant and other 

 roses, would be advantageous to different people 

 in many ways. There are some types, such as 

 La Reine, Jules Margottin, Yictor Yerdier, 

 and Giant of Battles families, which are quite 

 marked in tlieir characteristics. If all new roses 

 were classified or described as being of such and 

 such origin, or as belonging to a certain class, it 

 would be of great value. The nurseryman is 

 unwilling, with some exceptions, to undertake 

 the propagation of a kind which will not root 

 and grow freely ; he also desires such as are of 

 healthy habit and good constitution, in addition 

 to excellence in color and form of flower. The 

 amateur, perhaps, would not knowingly purchase 

 a variety devoid of fragrance, or one which is 



